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Austrian Leader Admits
His Nation's Nazi Role
_IRA RIFKIN
Special to The Jewish News
F
or Rosa Marx,
Chancellor Franz
Vranitzky's formal ac-
knowledgement of Austrian
responsibility in the Holo-
caust is a case of better late
than never.
"I'd glad I'm still alive to
see it happen," said the
Vienna native, who fled her
homeland in 1939 and now
lives in Baltimore, Md. "But
in all honesty, it's something
they should have done many
years ago."
In a speech last week, Mr.
Vranitzky broke with his
nation's longstanding claim
that Austria was Nazi Ger-
many's first victim.
"Many - Austrians greeted
the Anschluss," Germany's
forcible annexation of
Austria in 1938, and
"supported the (Nazi) regime
and upheld many levels of
the hierarchy," he said.
"Many Austrians took part
in the repressive measures
and persecution of the Third
Reich, some of them in
prominent positions. Even
today, we cannot brush aside
a moral responsibility for
the deeds of our citizens.
"Austrian politicians have
always put off making this
confession. I would like to do
this explicitly, also in the
name of the Austrian
government, as a measure of
the relationship we today
must have to our history, as
a standard for the political
culture of our country."
Mr. Vranitzky also said it
was time for Austria to ac-
knowledge "all of our histo-
ry and the deeds of all parts
of our people, the good as
well as the evil. As we lay
claim to the good, so must we
apologize to the survivors
and the descendants of the
dead for the evil."
The chancellor's remarks
were welcomed by American
Jewish officials. But they
also urged Austria to act on
the words of its leader.
"If your words are to have
true meaning, it is necessary
to follow them up with ac-
tions, particularly in the ed-
ucational sphere, so that the
next generation of Austrians
knows the truth," said Ab-
raham H. Foxman, national
director of the Anti-
Defamation League.
"In addition, we hope that
you will take the lead in br-
Ira Rifkin is assistant editor of
the Baltimore Jewish Times.
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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1991
inging to justice individuals
living in Austria who par-
ticipated in atrocities
against Jews," Mr. Foxman
wrote in a cable sent to the
chancellor.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper,
associate dean of the Simon
Wiesenthal Center in Los
Angeles, called Mr. Vranit-
zky's remarks "very impor-
tant in so far as they should
lead to a public debate in
Austria" over that nation's
support for Adolf Hitler, who
was born in Austria.
"The whole issue has
never really been dealt with
by Austria," Rabbi Cooper
said. "It's a nation that hid
behind the cover of 'victim,'
when, in fact, over 50 per-
cent of the leading Nazis
were Austrians," including
Adolf Eichmann.
In his comments, Mr.
Vranitzky alluded to a
possible increase in
Austrian monetary compen-
sation to survivors of the
Nazi era. "Much remains to
be done," the Austrian
leader said, referring to
compensation for those
whose family properties was
confiscated or forcibly sold at
a fraction of their real worth.
At the Embassy of Austria
in Washington, press at-
tache Ulf Pacher admitted
that the $200 million set
aside so far by Austria for
compensation was "a puny
sum compared to the actual
sum" taken from Jews and
other victims of the Nazis in
Austria.
About $165 million of that
figure is being paid out in
pension benefits to people
who lived in Austria as
youngsters at the time of the
Anschluss. The rest is ear-
marked for homes for elderly
ex-Austrians in the United
States, Israel and other
nations.
Mr. Pacher said that at
this point, the chancellor's
remarks are "only a state-
ment of intent. It remains to
be seen what will be worked
out for new compensation."
In New York, Rabbi Israel
Miller, president of the
Committee for Jewish
Claims on Austria, the
international Jewish body
that negotiated with the
Austrian government to ob-
tain the $200 million, said
Mr. Vranitzky's comments
"open up many possibilities
for us in dealing with the
compensation issue.
"The implication is more
money will become
available," Rabbi Miller
added.
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